Thread-holding and thread-cutting device.



No. 726,797. PATENTED-APR. 28, 1903.

' B. FLOWER.

THREAD HOLDING AND THREAD CUTTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION IILBD SEPT. 2. 1902.

no MODEL.

WITNESSES: Q 1% TORNEK NITED TATES ELIZABETH FLOWVER, OF DENVER,COLORADO.

THREAD-HOLDING AND THREAD-CUTTING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 726,797, dated April28, 1903. Application filed September 2, 1902. Serial No. 121,904. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIZABETH FLOWER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, resid in g at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inThread-Holding and Thread-Cutting Devices; andI do declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to a thread-holding and thread-cutting deviceadapted to be attached to the spools containing thread.

Briefly stated, my improved device consists of a plate adapted to beattached to a spool, its under surfacebeing beveled, whereby the threadis fastened by wedging between the device and the spool. The said plateis also provided with one or more notches or recesses out from its outeredge inwardly, the edges of the device on one or both sides of thenotches being sharpened to perform the thread-cutting function.

My object is to provide a device of this class which shall be simple inconstruction, economical in cost, reliable, durable, and efficient inuse.

Having briefly outlined my improved construction, I will proceed todescribe the same in detail, reference being made to the accompanyingdrawings, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view in detail illustratingone form of my improved device. Fig. 2 shows the same applied to one endof the spool, the thread being fastened in place. Fig. 3 is a similarView illustrating a slightly-different form of construction. Fig. 4 is asection taken through a spool, showing the device applied. Fig. 5 is atop view showing still another form of construction. In Figs. 3, 4, and5 the device is shown on a larger scale than in Figs. 1 and 2.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all't 0 views.

Let the numera 5 designate the threadholding and thread-cutting plate ordisk constituting my improved device. As shown in the drawings, thisplate is provided with a brad 6 to facilitate attaching it to the spool7. It must be understood, however, that it may be attached in any othersuitable manner. The under surface of the plate 5 is beveled,

as shown at 5, (see Fig. 4,) whereby when the brad or projection 6 isinserted in the spool its entire length there will be a wedgeshapedspace between the end of the spool and the plate adapted to receive andhold the thread 7 securely in place, whereby the thread is preventedfrom unwinding.

The edge of the device 5 is provided with one or more notches orrecesses 5 cut from the edge of the plate inwardly. The edges of theplate are preferably beveled on each side of each notch, whereby theseedges are sharpened and adapted to cut the thread when pulled in eitherdirection. In Figs. 1 and 2 the plate is shown with a singlecutting-notch, in Fig. 3 the device is provided with two notches, whilein Fig. 5 three of the notches are illustrated. In these views theconstruction is exactly the same except as to the number of notches.

In using the device it is only necessary to draw the thread under theplate, as indicated in the drawings, whereby it is fastened, after whichit may be drawn through one of the notches 5* and cut by pulling ineither directionthat is to say, against either beveled or sharpened edgeof the notch. In Figs. 1 and 2 the thread is shown cut off, while inFig. 3 the end is shown extended previous to cutting.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. As an improvedarticle of manufacture, a thread-holding device comprising a circularplate adapted to be attached to a spool between the spool-opening andthe periphery of its extremity, the said plate having a threadholdingbevel on its under surface, and provided with a thread-cutting notch orrecess in its outer circular edge.

2. A thread-holding and thread-cuttin g device comprising a circularplate having a projection to facilitate fastening it to the spool, saidplate having a bevel extending around the fastening projection andprovided with a thread-cutting notch in its periphery.

3. A thread-holding and thread-cutting device comprising a circularplate having a pro- ICO jection to facilitate fastening it to the spool,the said plate having a bevel forming a Wedgeshaped thread-receiving andthread-holding space between the plate and the head of the spool andextending entirely around the fastening projection, and having a numberof thread-cutting notches formed therein and provided with bevel cuttingedges.

' 4. A thread-holding and thread-cutting device comprising a circularmetal disk provided with a central fastening-brad, the said disk beingbeveled entirely around the brad on its under surface, forming aWedge-shaped fastoning-space between the disk and the head of the spool,and a number of notches extending from the circular edge of the diskinwardly.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ELIZABETH FLOWER.

Witnesses DENA NELSON, A. J. OBRIEN.

